Today’s Soul Birthdays – March 1
Oliver Sain - American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer, who was an important figure in the development of rhythm and blues music, notably in St Louis, Missouri.
Oliver Sain - American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer, who was an important figure in the development of rhythm and blues music, notably in St Louis, Missouri.
Lawrence Payton - American tenor, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician, and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops. Larry Carlton - American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and '80s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. Bobby Eli - American musician, arranger, composer and […]
Junior Parker - American Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". One music journalist noted, "For years Junior Parker deserted downhome harmonica blues for uptown blues-soul music".
Wednesday, March 3rd Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview hip hop lyricist BD3! Take a listen to BD3 at: https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZrO8hzWwsiuF4rmSBDX1Y?si=KPM53uiIRbi7Ms7nedvNHQ THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and Community
Bobby Womack - American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Miriam Makeba - South African singer, songwriter, actress, United Nations goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
Teena Marie - American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer.
Mary Wilson - American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of The Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time. Sylvia Robinson - American singer, record producer, and record label executive. […]
Kae Williams Jr. - Musical artist. Hamilton Bohannon - American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music. Leon Sylvers III - American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of […]
Gabor Szabo - Hungarian American guitarist whose style incorporated jazz, pop, rock, and Hungarian music.
Jeffery Osborne - American Grammy–nominated singer–songwriter, musician and lyricist. Osborne is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/Soul group L.T.D.; with whom he began his musical career in 1970. Lloyd Price - American R&B vocalist, known as "Mr. Personality", after his 1959 million-selling hit, "Personality". His first recording, "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", was […]
Bunny DeBarge - American soul singer–songwriter, best known as the lone female sibling of the Motown family group DeBarge.
Cheryl Lynn - American singer. She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song "Got to Be Real". Bobby McFerrin - American folk-jazz vocalist. Singer Bobby McFerrin arrives at the 7th annual Roots Jam Session at the Music Box Theatre on February 12, 2011 in […]
Ruby Andrews - American soul singer. Her best known songs include "Casonova", "You Made A Believer", and "Everybody Saw You". Al Jarreau - American singer and musician. His 1981 album Breakin' Away spent two years on the Billboard 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. […]
Jean Carne - American jazz and pop singer. In mid career, she added a final e to her name. Carn is a vocalist credited with a five octave vocal range. She began her recording career with her then-husband, pianist Doug Carn, for Black Jazz Records. Ralph McDonald - Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, […]
Tommy Flanagan - American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by the newer bebop musicians.
Patrick Adams - American music arranger and record producer. He has earned 32 gold and platinum records. Lorraine Ellison - American soul singer known for her recording of the song "Stay with Me" in 1966. Nat King Cole - American singer and jazz pianist. He recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop […]
‼️Wednesday, March 17th Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview soul-jazz musician JEFF BRADSHAW‼️ Take a listen to JEFF BRADSHAW at: https://open.spotify.com/album/3lANcmT4YvrndRaTYARWiC?si=RjhQYH4mSX6tHbqmUaxy9w THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and Community
Wilson Pickett - American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Vanessa Williams - American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African-American […]
Clarence Frogman Henry - American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, best known for his hits "Ain't Got No Home" and " But I Do". Clarence Paul - American songwriter, record producer and singer who was best known for his career with Detroit's Motown Records. Walter Jackson - American soul ballad singer who had a […]
Beverely Knight - English recording artist and musical theatre actress who released her first album, The B-Funk, in 1995. Melvin Sparks - American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist. George Benson - American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Tyrone Brunson - American singer and musician, who played the bass guitar. Stephanie Mills - American […]
Chaka Khan - American musician, singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus.
Billy Stewart - American rhythm and blues singer and pianist who was popular during the 1960s. Don Convay - American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings include "Mercy, Mercy", "See-Saw", and "It's Better to Have".
Wednesday, March 24th Quash (Q-Man) and Regina come together to interview soulful pop singer and pianist YOJI Take a listen to YOJI at: https://open.spotify.com/track/2T4oiQe6UAWayRYKqPYV7I?si=Ut3aK_MJSSmxPPc-1KfpTQ THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and Community
Aretha Franklin - American singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Over 75 million copies of her albums have been sold. In 2005 Franklin received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for revolutionizing music and “helping to shape our Nation's artistic and cultural heritage.” Today she is widely considered the “Queen of Soul.”
Diana Ross - American singer and actress. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, she rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Teddy Pendergrass - American singer. Born and raised […]
Raymond Davis - Original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, and subsequently the bands Parliament, and Funkadelic, collectively known as P-Funk. Louis Price - American R&B, soul singer, and actor notable for being the lead singer of the first post-Dennis Edwards led version of The Temptations from 1977 to 1980. […]
Tracey Chapman - American singer-songwriter, known for her hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason", along with other singles "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", and "Crossroads". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award–winning artist.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST Join Q and Regina and the NeoSoulCypher crew as we hear about Regina’s musical journey and hear her amazing vocals. THE NEO SOUL CYPHER SHOW – Relaunched and Reimagined! 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT ONLINE: https://neosoulcypher.com/live-streams-and-broadcasts/ Get the latest in Neo Soul and Classic Hip-Hop Music, Culture, Lifestyle and Community
Lowell Fulson - American blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. He also recorded for contractual reasons as Lowell Fullsom and Lowell Fulsom. After T-Bone Walker, he was the most important figure in West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Herb Alpert - American trumpeter who led Herb Alpert & the […]
Gil Scott Heron - American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. Jimmy Cliff - Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor.
Marvin Gaye - American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a string of hits, earning him the nicknames "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul".
Phillipe Wynne - American singer. Best known for his role as a lead singer of The Spinners. Wynne scored notable hits such as "How Could I Let You Get Away", "The Rubberband Man", and "One of a Kind". Jimmy McGriff - American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Eddie Murphy - American […]
Hugh Masekela - South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Jill Scott - American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress. Her 2000 debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum, and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 […]